Bob's RV Work: Articles Bob Wrote about Working While RVing

Bob's RV work articles show you practical things RVers and
campers do to earn money. Many are about work he has done while RVing. They are
fun to read and full of helpful tips on how to find employment and create your
own jobs.

How I Find Jobs While RVing How do I find jobs? As part of Workers On Wheels and being a
working RVer for over 25 years, people often ask how I find work. Here are some
scenarios that produced job offers for me in the past.

Working On the Railroad - A Steam Train Tourist Attraction I've been working on the railroad. Every little boy is fascinated with
trains and wants to work on the railroad. As a full-time RVer, I got to
do just that! Several seasons, I worked for a tourist steam train. I had
a lot of fun. I worked with a lot of good people.

Bait Shrimping with Captain Eddie Shrimp boats line the channel behind our motorhome. We are
at an RV park in Port Isabel, in southern Texas. The banter of the shrimping
crews, much of it in Spanish, wakes us most mornings. If that doesn't, the
starting of the boat engines does. I watch. I wonder what it is like to work on
one of those boats.

Handyman Jobs: Handyworkers Do Miscellaneous and Odd Jobs Handyman jobs mean different things to different people. For
some it means everything from electrical work, to carpentry work, to minor
renovation, to plumbing, appliance repair, vehicle repair, and other jobs that
require some knowledge, skill, or expertise. Others see handyman work as things
that they cannot do themselves, or do not want to do themselves.

Outboard Maintenance and Repair Doing outboard motor repair and maintenance is another way
RVers can earn some money. We are currently staying at a destination RV park in
southern Texas. The park is on a canal with fishing.

Plumbing Jobs: Another Way to Earn While RVing Plumbing jobs are easy to find when we are around RVs and
places RVers congregate. Whether it's a leaky faucet or installing a new
hook-up, people often need help with their water and septic systems.

Take Your Lunch and Your Gloves, and Do a Little
Extra Picking up rocks on my own initiative was why he
kept me for a second day, even though he originally hadn’t planned on it. I
learned that later on, along with a few other things about why I was kept on
for one of the best jobs I've had while full-time RVing.

Planting Trees: Riding the Tree Planter and Fishing I planted trees; hundreds of thousands of trees. Teeny-tiny,
little pine trees skinnier than a pencil. This seasonal work was part of a
government tree-planting project. It last about six weeks, just right for me as
a fulltime RVer.

Attract Jobs from Out of the Blue How you look and how you act can attract jobs. I'm not
talking about how you look and act at a job interview. Or, even when you go
into a place and ask about work or turn in a job application.

Certification Cards, Licenses, and Completion Documents Certification cards, licenses, and completion documents. You've
heard that bank advertisement that asks what you carry in your wallet. It's an
important consideration for working RVers. However, we’re not talking about
credit cards.

Water Operator: Working as a Certified Water Treatment Operator in an RV Park Water is essential for all life -- including happy campers. A certified
water operator, with the knowledge and skills to keep an RV park water
system in compliance, makes for a happy park owner.

Find Work Around the Campground
Find work on your own. Need some jobs? In a campground, look for
projects that need doing. See a fence that needs work? Picnic tables
that need painting? A drainage ditch that needs clearing? A shed that
needs a new roof? A door that needs rehanging? A canopy that needs
building?

Campground Jobs with Kids: Employer Concerns and Tips for
Getting the Job Campground jobs and kids sound like they'd go together like apple
pie and ice cream. You can find RV parks that welcome working RVer families
with young children. Unfortunately, however, because of some bad apples, some
campground managers do not want to hire families with kids. Here we share with
you their concerns and some ways to help you overcome obstacles you may face as
RVers with children.

Supplemental Income: A Second (or Third) Source of Income
Makes Life Easier A supplemental income -- a second source of money -- takes
the pressure off when your regular way of earning a living falters.
Multiple
streams of income make it easier for working RVers. In this article, Bob
shares about work he did when we were set up at a flea market and sales
were on the slow side.

An SBI! Review by a Non-Techie: SiteBuildIt! and Our WebsiteThis
SBI! review is written by Bob, an admittedly non-techie. He shares how
he sees SiteBuildIt! working as a website host and builder. He looks at
some of the issues in keeping a website modern, functioning, and
profitable, and the role SBI! plays in an online business.

Book Review: Fly Patterns of Alaska -- Alaska Fly Fishers is a helpful
resource. You've read about tying fishing flies to earn some extra money. Maybe
you've even taken a fly tying class. Or, you've watched some instructional fly
tying videos. You have the general idea of how to tie flies, but you don't know
the patterns. This book gives you the pattern and a color photo of the finished
fly.

Workers On Wheels is our website and newsletter about working while RVing -- working
while living in a home on wheels. There are so many kinds of work to do while
RVing and camping (what some campers call workcamping or work camping). We help
RV workers -- whether snowbirds or full-time RVers -- find campground
jobs, volunteer jobs, jobs with RV spaces, seasonal jobs, mobile employment, short-term paid employment, and
other ways to earn an income and cut expenses while enjoying life in a recreational vehicle. Thanks for visiting our WOW website! ~ Coleen
and Bob, your Workers On Wheels editors, at work-for-RVers-and-campers.com